stored.Release(port)
				} else {
					// doesn't seem to be allocated
					nodePortRepairPortErrors.WithLabelValues("repair").Inc()
					c.recorder.Eventf(svc, nil, corev1.EventTypeWarning, "PortNotAllocated", "PortAllocation", "Port %d is not allocated; repairing", port)
					runtime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("the node port %d for service %s/%s is not allocated; repairing", port, svc.Name, svc.Namespace))
				}